The frozen river, Saskatchewan, Canada
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
The frozen river, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date made
1920
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
25.4 x 35.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid St Cuthberts Superfine paper
Support size
37.6 x 47.3 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'ST CUTHBERTS SUPERFINE'
State
published state
Impression
6/10
Edition information
edition of 10
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1920'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Frozen River - Sask. Canada'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '6/10'. Inscribed lower left at base in black pencil, ' 4 gns unframed'.
Subject description
Landscape of frozen river, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32196
Accession number
77.232
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Wowen Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Traill, Jessie. | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013